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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects by Deep Teaching Solutions

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About the Course

This course gives you easy access to the invaluable learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. We’ll learn about how the brain uses two very different learning modes and how it encapsulates (“chunks”) information. We’ll also cover illusions of learning, memory techniques, dealing with procrastination, and best practices shown by research to be most effective in helping you master tough subjects. Using these approaches, no matter what your skill levels in topics you would like to master, you can change your thinking and change your life. If you’re already an expert, this peep under the mental hood will give you ideas for turbocharging successful learning, including counter-intuitive test-taking tips and insights that will help you make the best use of your time on homework and problem sets. If you’re struggling, you’ll see a structured treasure trove of practical techniques that walk you through what you need to do to get on track. If you’ve ever wanted to become better at anything, this course will help serve as your guide. This course can be taken independent of, concurrent with, or prior to, its companion course, Mindshift. (Learning How to Learn is more learning-focused, and Mindshift is more career-focused.) A related course by the same instructors is Uncommon Sense Teaching. To join the fully translated Portuguese version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/aprender To join the fully translated Spanish version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/aprendiendo-a-aprender To join the fully translated Chinese version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/ruhe-xuexi To join the fully translated French version of the course, visit : http://www.coursera.org/learn/apprendre-comment-apprendre...

Top reviews

BH

Nov 14, 2015

I found this course to be incredibly helpful. I am 33 and wish that I would have been taught a more efficient way of learning many years ago. There are definitely some great takeaways from this class.

AM

Oct 5, 2016

This is an amazing course. I would recommend that you take this course before doing any others in Coursera, it will give you a great foundation to take into any other subjects that you want to learn.

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By Cirlei A

Nov 29, 2015

Excelente curso, aprendi bastante sobre os processos de aprendizagem. Agora pretendo colocar em prática tudo que aprendi.

Recomendo!

By ΔΗΜΗΤΡΑ Θ

Nov 21, 2015

Very good. I have learn various interesting tips and tricks to learn more efficiently. Thank you all, teachers and the whole team.

By Ernesto C

Oct 19, 2015

Very Helpful in helping me by giving me clarity to some of my flaws in studying and giving me new and effective learning techniques

By Si L R

Sep 19, 2015

Soooo helpful and clear. I highly recommend this course to everybody who wants to get to know better and really learning something!

By 彭环

Aug 31, 2015

This course is really good. It scientificly explained how we learn new things and offer us some really reasonable ways of learning.

By Miroslav K

Aug 12, 2015

Full of useful information for anybody who wants to learn something. This should be part of elementary knowledge, like alphabet is.

By mariam e

Jun 14, 2025

I have got a lot of new useful tips for learning put the most useful one for me is to how to avoid procastination thanks coursera

By TickkuN

Mar 11, 2025

I was able to learn more about how to study effectively. I would like to apply what I learned in this course to my future studies.

By Ezeja V I

Sep 2, 2023

This course should be must for any progressive and open mind. I recommend this course for any one who desire to get ahead in life.

By Guillermo L

May 2, 2023

Very concise and engaging videos that address directly and clearly the topics. This should be a compulsory course in every school!

By Abdelrahman A

Sep 12, 2022

must have

i think it is not related specific age

all people should take it not only the learners

tank you for this wonderful course

By Anas B

Aug 4, 2022

One of the best course I have taken. This course provide unique insight of how to appraoch learning from a different prespective.

By Shivam T

Jul 1, 2022

very usefull course throught this you really know about how to learn. thanks COURSERA to give me chance for completing this cousre

By Lila A

Jun 4, 2022

Wonderful, do it, apply it (really) and it will change how you study and interact with things. It is a lot more fun and efficient.

By Gulapa K

Dec 30, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed the course and learnt lot of things related to learnt . Very thankful to the instructors ..Happy Learning....

By Nikolaos P

Sep 11, 2021

A valuable course both for those in an early academic road and for professionals. Great teaching from Dr. Oakley and Dr. Sejnowski

By Arkom M

Apr 3, 2021

Great course ever!, I got a lot of technique from this course about how the human brain works and how to learn effectively, thanks

By Gabriela P

Mar 24, 2021

I was able to complete the course a lot faster than originally planned because the instructor was extremely engaging and didactic.

By Garrett W

Jan 24, 2021

I wish I had learned these techniques when I was younger but I am so excited that I have these tools now that I'm in college. YAY!

By Claudia L

Jan 19, 2021

Dr Oakley is a fantastic teacher that makes everything look easy! I loved this MOOC, and I will be be looking forward to new ones!

By Michael A A

Nov 30, 2020

Very good. Learned a lot. Had I more time I'd have liked to do the honor roll stuff, but it is what it is. Thanks for making this.

By Linda W

Oct 21, 2020

This course is well put together and enjoyable to follow. The frequent small and bigger tests help commit the subjects to memory.

By A J

Oct 2, 2020

The course gave me many insights about learning strategy that I believe is very useful for my journey to become a lifetime learner

By Burhan U M R

Jul 21, 2020

It is really an interesting course. I learnt some new era of learning here. I am grateful to all who are connected to this course.

By Ana C M L

Jul 19, 2020

It really helped me to have a whole different mindset about studying, lots of useful tips and scientifical facts. Simply loved it!